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Text: WHEREAS the terms of reference of the AMAX Scientific Review Panel are limited;; AND WHEREAS all proceedings are not open to public scrutiny;; AND WHEREAS there is no right to cross examination or power of subpoena;; AND WHEREAS the Anglican Church at the national and local levels is being asked to participate in the AMAX Scientific Review Panel;; THEREFORE be it resolved that this National Executive Council continue to call for a full Public Inquiry under the Public Inquiries Act and request representatives of the Anglican Church of Canada not to appear before the AMAX Scientific Review Panel, and that our position be made public. CARRIED

Subjects: AMAX, Inc.; Mines and mineral resources - Canada; Corporate social responsibility - Anglican Church of Canada

Text: That the following be included after the words "Alice Arm" at the end of the first section of the resolution:; "and to declare a moratorium upon development of the resource until technology is developed to safely dispose of the tailings."; The Amendment was accepted by the mover and seconder of the motion.; The motion now reads:; "That the 29th General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, through the Primate, urge the Federal Government to withdraw its special order-in-council; that is, the "Alice Arm Tailings Deposit Regulations, SOR 79-345", permitting the Amax Corporation to dump its effluent into Alice Arm, and to declare a moratorium upon development of the resource until technology is developed to safely dispose of the tailings.; And further, that this Synod requests the Primate, in co-operation with the Diocese of Caledonia to initiate discussions between the Federal Government, the Province of British Columbia, the Nishga Tribal Council, and the Amax Corporation, in order to determine the terms on which the Amax Corporation might proceed, giving due consideration to the need for effective environmental protection and the need for the participation of the Nishga People in the developmental process.; The motion was put and CARRIED ACT 79

Subjects: Pollution - British Columbia; Pollution - Canada; Pollution - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Ecology - Canada; Ecology - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; AMAX, Inc.; Mines and mineral resources - Canada; Nisga'a; Corporate social responsibility - Canada; Alice Arm, B.C.; Indigenous peoples in conservation of natural resources - Canada; Environmental policy - Canada; Indigenous peoples - British Columbia; Indigenous peoples - Canada - Anglican Church of Canada; Indigenous peoples - Canada